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Sunday, May 8, 2011

No Flooding Yet in Saint John

Saint John lucky so far when it comes to rising water levels along the Saint John River Basin.

Karl Wilmot with River Watch tells CHSJ News the city remains a half a meter away from it's initial flood stage of 4.2 meters.

Wilmot says forecasters are not expecting water levels to reach flood stage in the city in the immediate future, but that could change as the week goes on.

He says generally in Saint John water levels rise as water comes down river, but then drops accordingly when the tide goes out in the Bay of Fundy.

Wilmot says the province will re-evaluate flood levels again on Monday to determine the forecast for the rest of the week.

So far, Fredericton has seen the worst flooding with water levels half a meter above flood stage.